thoroughly
adverb
thor·ough·ly
ˈthər-(ˌ)ō-lē 
sometimes ˈthȯr-;
ˈthə-(ˌ)rō-
: in a complete or thorough manner
Police thoroughly searched the crime scene for clues.
Bats are extremely tidy: they comb themselves thoroughly, and don't gather a mess of nesting materials for their homes, as birds do.—
Diane Ackerman
: to a complete or thorough extent
Diane AckermanWe were thoroughly satisfied with the service we received.
thoroughly disgusted/delighted
By taking all the tricks in the game, one defeats the opponent so thoroughly that he may be disconcerted …—Craig M. Carver
Craig M. CarverExamples of thoroughly in a Sentence
they researched the issue thoroughly before deciding how to vote
I am thoroughly satisfied with her explanation of the events of that evening
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Almost every song is a lumbering beast so thoroughly composed of bits and pieces from the very best of the entire British popular music tradition as to make each feel inevitable, and the intensity doesn’t let up much until the final track.
—Jesse Adams, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Even more, each pair can be thoroughly customized allowing players to choose colors, materials, and patterns for nearly every part of the shoe.
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But the amount of time that will take, experts told me, will depend heavily on just how thoroughly vaccine infrastructure is dismantled.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
First of all, everything that AI creates must be reviewed thoroughly and edited if necessary.
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Jesse Adams, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Even more, each pair can be thoroughly customized allowing players to choose colors, materials, and patterns for nearly every part of the shoe.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
But the amount of time that will take, experts told me, will depend heavily on just how thoroughly vaccine infrastructure is dismantled.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
First of all, everything that AI creates must be reviewed thoroughly and edited if necessary.
—Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thoroughly
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“Thoroughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoroughly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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